Ornamental glassware and method of making the same



Nov. 10,1925. 1,561,397

J. BASS ORNAIIENTAL GLASSWARE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAN! Filed Ilay2. 1925 i-E. m

44 W ATTORNEY Patented Nov. llfl, I925.

W 11. a. in M e JACOB BASS, OF NEW YORK, N. 3., ASSIGIIOE T0 E. & J.BASS, INC. A COEIPOBATION (3F NEW YORK.

ORNAMENTAL AND IVIL Application To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J A0013 of the United States, and a res the city,county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful @rnamentaware and Method of lvlalring the Same, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to ornamental glassware and a method ofmaking the same, and is more particularly directed toward articles ofglassware to which there have been soldered ornaments of substantialsize, and to the method of making such articles.

In the decorative arts it is common to apply metallic ornaments tometallic objects by ordinary soldering operations, but where glasswarewas to be provided with metal ornaments it has been heretoforerestricted to thin coatings of metal, generally deposited electrically,or to ornaments fastened mechanically. In deposit vare, however, it hasbeen impossible to provide anything more than surface ornamentation. Ithas been impossible to give the completed article a configuration whichis substantially different from the original configuration of the glass.

The present invention contemplates the provision of such articles withsubstantial ornaments so that the appearance of the finished articlesmay be substantially different from mere deposit ware. It is thereforean object of the present invention to provide glassware, and the like,with metallic ornaments which are secured to the glass by solderingoperations, and preferably to provide such articles wherein the entiremetallic parts may be electro-plated to provide a uniform finish andappearance, and also wherein one may, if desired, provide the metalornaments with jewels of colored glass or other material.

The accompanying drawing shows for purposes of illustration, one of themany embodiments in which the present invention may take form, togetherwith typical arrangement of steps suitable for carrying out the process.

In this drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a plate, illustrating various steps inthe process.

Figures 2, 8, a and 5 are sections taken along the lines 2-2, 3-3, 4-4;,and 55,

Serial "0. 27,467.

respectively, of Figure l, and further illustrating the steps in theprocess.

\Vhile the dr wing illustrates the tion as applied to an article of aplate or saucer, is of con understood that it is merely a conmnienshaped item to show in the drawings, and the process may be applied toarticles 0 1' glassware or the like, made in various shapes and forms.

The portion of tion line 22 is Figure 1 adjacentthe secthe plate 10before it has been subjected to the process, 1t may be a smooth plate,or ground or cut as desired.

One first applies a coat of paint such illustrated at 11, and such as isillustrz near the section line 38 of Figure 7., and in Figure 3. Thispaint may be of the u composition used for painting silver in thepreparation of silver deposit ware. The plate is then subjected to afiring operation which removes the organic matter from the paint, andreduces the silver to the metallic state. One then elcctro-plates acoating of silver of the desired thickness, qua I weight, after whichthe plate pr buffed so as to polish the entire su the coating. Theprocess so far dose is carried out according to the usual well knownmethod involved in the manufacture of silver deposit ware.

According to the present invention, how-- ever, metallic objects such asthe ornaments illustrated at 12, in Figure 4 are attached to the silverdeposit. These ornaments may for example be in the form of artisticallyshaped pieces of brass, or other material whose rear face is of theproper configuration to closely conform to the surface of the originalarticle. In applying the solder, one preferably uses a flame, which isillustrated at 13 in Figure 4 and causes it to play on the metallicparts and solder as short a time as possible so as to preventoverheating the glass. To avoid overheating the glass it is sometimesdesirable to solder only a part of an ornament to the deposit at a time,and return later, after the ornament has had an opportunity to cool off.

, After the metallic object has been securely attached to the deposit onthe glass the article of glassware is again placed in theelectro-plating bath so that the ornamental object and the solder may becovered and concealed. If the device is to be fin shed as a silverplated ob ect it is not new y to plate 1t further, but in case one d..res

to make a gold-plated article, it would be subjected to a gold platingoperation. In case the article is to be provided with jewels of glass orthe like, to be carried by the ornaments, one provides the ornament witha jewel recess 13, in which a. glass jewel 41 may be fastened orattached in the usual manner.

While the process above described in detail refers to silver depositware, it is of course obvious that the process may be carried out in thesame manner utilizing copper or other material instead of silver. Thebutting operation is unusually performed before the solderingoperations, as the surface is then smooth and it can he more easilyloufii'ed than were the ornaments in place.

It will of course be understood that the thickness of the metallicdeposits are greatly exaggerated in the drawings and that the outline ofthe silver deposit may take any of the ornamental outlines common in theart, as it is not necessary to restrict it to a band such as isillustrated.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms andconstructions, and I wish it to be understood that the particular formshown is but one of the many forms. Various modifications and changesbeing possible, I do not limit myself in any way with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. The method of attaching metallic objects to glass, which comprises,providing the glass with a layer of electrically deposited metal, andsoldering the metallic object to the layer of deposited metal.

2. The method of attaching metallic ohjects to glass which comprises,providing the glass with a layer of electrically deposited metal,soldering the metallic object to the layer of deposited metal, andelectroplating metal onto the object and original layer of metal tocover the solder.

3. The method of mounting glass jewels, or the like, on an article ofglassware, which comprises, electro-plating a layer of metal onto theglass, soldering a metallic object having a jewel recess onto the layerof metal and fastening the jewel into the recess.

4. The method of mounting glass jewels, or the like, on an article ofglassware, which comprises, electro-plating a layer of metal into theglass, soldering a metallic object having a jewel recess, onto the layerof metal, electro-plating the object and layer to conceal the solder,and fastening the jewel into the recess.

5. The method which comprises electrically depositing a layer of metalon a piece of glass or the like, placing a metallic object on said layerof metal and heating the object to fuse solder so that the object andlayer of metal are fastened together, the heat being so applied that theglass is not injured.

6. As an article of manufacture, a piece of glassware having a coatingof deposited metal, a metallic ornament soldered onto the deposit, and acoating over the ornament and deposit to conceal the solder.

7. As an article of manufacture, a piece of glassware having a coatingof deposited metal, a metallic ornament soldered onto the deposit, and aglass jewel mounted on the ornament.

JACOB BASS.

